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Isodontia? grass-carrying wasp - Isodontia auripes
Copyright © 2016 angella moorehouse

Isodontia? grass-carrying wasp - Isodontia auripes
Warsaw, Hancock County, Illinois, USA
July 30, 2016
I think this is an Isodontia wasp, however, the back legs are tan-orange and the rest black. I found this wasp in a thicket of partridge pea in my backyard prairie restoration.
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Contributed by angella moorehouse on 31 July, 2016 - 6:50pm
Last updated 31 July, 2016 - 7:54pm

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… Ken Wolgemuth, 31 July, 2016 - 7:54pm login or register to post comments

Male - Brown-legged Grass-carrier Wasp
Here is one with similar dark patches on his hind tibia and the other legs are also very dark. (eastern range) 11 flagellomeres and 7 abdominal segments = ♂
Isodontia auripes: ♂ A first for your state, congrats!
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